Meet Representative Margaret Doherty

Margaret Doherty was appointed in September of 2009 to represent the people of House District 35, which encompasses Tigard, King City, Metzger, part of southwest Portland and part of Beaverton. She is continuing in a family tradition of public service. 

Representative Doherty's father was in the US Coast Guard so she lived in California, Guam, Hawaii and Seattle before settling in Southwest Portland, where she graduated from Wilson High School.  She continued her education by working her way through Portland State University graduating with a degree in Speech Communications and Theater.  She taught at Milwaukie High School for ten years. Along the way, she picked up a Masters Degree at Lewis and Clark College.  For 22 years, she was a consultant with the Oregon Education Association and represented education workers around the State.  After retirement, Representative Doherty opened a home based floral design business in Tigard.

Representative Doherty has been active in her community by serving on the Tigard Planning Commission and volunteering at the Tigard Public Library for over ten years.  She has always been a champion for public education and knows the importance of a good education for the children of Oregon.

Who else supports Margaret?

Oregon Education Association

Stand For Children

Tualatin Valley Firefighters Union-Local 1660

Beaverton Education Association

Sierra Club

Working Families Party of Oregon

Planned Parenthood

American Federation of Teachers

Oregon School Employees Association

Governor Barbara Roberts

Representative Larry Galizio

SEIU

Plumbers and Steamfitters-Local 290

AFSCME

National Letter Carriers

AFL-CIO

Basic Rights Oregon

IBEW-Local 48

Women's Investment Network PAC

NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon

Oregon League of Conservation Voters

Voters across District 35